Legal & Societal Issues

II. Legal and Societal Issues

1. Federal laws and legal issues related to special education, including
   1. IDEA 2004 - IDEA
   2. Section 504 - Section 504
   3. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ADA
   4. Important legal issues, such as those raised by the following cases: Rowley re: program appropriateness Program Appropriateness, Tatro re: related services Related Services, Honig re: discipline Disipline, Oberti re: inclusion Inclusion

1. The school's connections with the families, prospective and actual employers, and communities of students with disabilities, for example:
   1. teacher advocacy for students and families, developing student self-advocacy
   2. parent partnerships and roles
   3. public attitudes toward individuals with disabilities
   4. cultural and community influences on public attitudes toward individuals with disabilities
   5. interagency agreements
   6. cooperative nature of the transition planning process

1. Historical movements/trends affecting the connections between special education and the larger society, for example:
   1. deinstitutionalization and community-based placements
   2. inclusion
   3. application of technology
   4. transition
   5. advocacy
   6. accountability and meeting educational standards